Asset Agent: Boost productivity in non-conveyor belt mass production
Do you want to increase your manufacturing output without heavy investments in infrastructure and workforce? Asset Agent is a simple, highly scalable solution tailor-made to boost productivity in non-conveyor belt mass production processes by up to 3%. Keep the flexibility of your production islands without the frustrations of manual processes.
Built to integrate into your IT landscape, Asset Agent will become an important part of your manufacturing operations. Make your life easy: No user training required, plug & play with your ERP system like SAP EWM, ease of installation and fully adaptable to your expansion plans.
Eliminate waste & save money
Manufacturers often use manual processes for the transportation of raw materials or finished goods inside their production facilities, wherever there are lots of production stages with lots of variety (e.g. tire production). To find and direct these assets efficiently is a constant challenge during chaotic manual mass production processes. Done right, it saves time, increases machine utilisation and eliminates raw material wastage. Successful and efficient production is all about visibility and avoiding mishaps that cost money and reduce productivity.
The correct identification of all material throughout the entire production process eliminates the idle time and waste caused by incorrect deliveries. Possible delays are reduced to zero. Gain real-time visibility (RTLS) of every single material in your production process with unmatched scalability. A wireless solution that constantly connects the physical location of all products to a central server provides valuable assistance to your workforce to do their job right. Without the need for high CAPEX investments like automated guided vehicles (AGV’s), automated guided carts (AGC’s), or a fully automated factory.
That’s how we designed Asset Agent:
- Standardise your processes while staying flexible
- A robust wireless IIoT device supporting open standards like omlox
- Plug & play with your Production Management Software (PMS)
Modular: STANDARDISE PROCESSES WHILE STAYING FLEXIBLE
In production, you look for efficiency through the standardization of your processes. At the same time, you strive for flexibility because markets ask for ongoing innovation and customers for individualized products. Thanks to the modular design of Asset Agent, you can permanently optimize your processes and remain flexible at the same time.
Whether you want to integrate automated and manual processes, need to apply a specific consumption sequence procedure like FEFO, or analyse your last day’s operations, you need only one system to manage and execute all of your manual transportation tasks. Asset Agents’ real-time data plays an important part in keeping your production on track.
Asset Agent features a modular design for your individual needs:
- Automated identification of assets (AIS)
- Enabled gates and zones
- Full RTLS
- Pick-by-light functionality
Automatic Identification Solution (AIS)
The Automatic Identification Solution (AIS) is used at production machines to identify the asset being inserted, as well as its material type and expiration date. This information is then validated according to the FEFO (First Expire First Out) strategy, ensuring that the process remains compliant at all times.
Once connected to the wireless Asset Agent transponder, all necessary data becomes visible.
Locate assets through gates and zones
When you need to know the exact location of your assets in real time within your factory, the most efficient way to do so is by dividing it into zones. These zones can be thought of as fences with gates that allow passage in and out of the area. By monitoring the gates, you can gain a clear picture of when assets enter and leave each specific zone.
Always knowing the position of all material inside your plant allows for better planning, and eliminating unproductive bar-code scans and paper & pencil processes.
Real-time Location of all material
Once you connect to the Wireless Asset Agent Transponder, all the assets will be available in your digital landscape with a high precision accuracy. This system automates processes by providing constant real-time positions, thus eliminating delays and avoiding costly planning errors. The Asset Agent RTLS transponder is easy to install and requires no maintenance - not to mention that its exchangeable battery can last up to five years!
Pick-by-light everywhere
Thanks to its “pick-by-light“ functionality, your team locates all materials visually, instead of having to search. Always knowing the exact position of all material inside your plant allows for better planning, and eliminating tasks that consumes at lot of time from the workers such as scanning barcodes or walking around amongst the assets to find the right one.
